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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula — UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard

22 May 2025

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In Sudan, city’s last remaining hospital shelled: “We need support now”

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A newborn in Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital after large portions of the hospital were demolished in artillery fire. © Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital

08 August 2023

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With emergency obstetric care elusive, pregnant women in Yemen face tragic consequences

calendar_today15 June 2022

A pregnant woman in an internally displaced persons camp in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Because of funding cuts, UNFPA – the leading provider of reproductive health services in the country – has had to scale back operations by 25 per cent so far this year. Of the 1.3 million women who will give birth in 2022, an estimated 195,000 will develop complications requiring life-saving medical assistance. © UNFPA Yemen

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From cyclones to safe births, midwives stay and deliver in Madagascar

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Midwife Marie Nancy Christiane holds newborn baby Noelia after helping to deliver her in a UNFPA emergency maternity tent in Mananjary, in Madagascar’s southeastern Vatovavy region. © UNFPA/Tsiry Fy-Tia Solofomihanta

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In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

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The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf

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After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

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Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria

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Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

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A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital

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Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan

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Farah* recently received surgical treatment for obstetric fistula. She says she can now "live a normal life." © UNFPA Afghanistan

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